Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 16:59:43 -0700
Reply-To: "Thomas J. LaLanne" <lalanne@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From: "Thomas J. LaLanne" <lalanne@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Acronyms
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Thanks to all the list members who p-mailed their favorites.
Assembled here is an alphabetical list of most of them (with redactions
of most offensive words for those with tender ears):
THIS MOST LIKELY MEANS THIS
AFAIK As far as I know
AFM Air flow meter
AITYD And I think you do
AKA Also known as
ASAP As soon as possible
BBL Be back later
BION Believe it or not
BMF Biting my fingernails
BRB Be right back
BTDT Been there done that
BTW By the way
DPO Dreaded (or dumb) prior owner
DVM Digital volt meter
ECU Engine control unit
FAQ Frequently asked questions
FLAPS Friendly local auto parts store
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
GDR Grinning, ducking & running
HTH Hope this helps
IANAL I am not a lawyer (also IANACPA, etc.)
IIRC If I recall correctly
IDK I don't know
IMO In my opinion (what it says)
IMHO In my humble opinion (I believe I know what I'm talking
about)
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion (I'm an authority on the
subject)
IYKWIM If you know what I mean (sometimes followed with AITYD, see
above)
IRL In real life
IOW In other words
ISCU Idle stabilization control unit
JC Just curious
JIC Just in case
KISS Keep it simple stupid
LOL Laughing out loud
NOS New old stock, i.e. unused but made a long time ago
NRN No reply necessary
OBO Or best offer
OTOH On the other hand
OXS Oxygen sensor
PO Previous owner
POC Piece of crap
POS Piece of sh__
PS Postscript
ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
RSN Real soon now (usually used sarcastically)
RTFM Read the fu_____ manual
SITD Still in the dark
SNAFU Situation normal all fu____ up
SO Significant other
SOL Sh__ out of luck
SOHF Sense of humor failure
SPAM Single post annoyance mail
SWAK Sealed with a kiss
TPTB The powers that be
TIA Thanks in advance
TIC Tongue in cheek
TNSTAAFL There's no such thing as a free lunch
TTFN Ta-ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
VOM Volt-ohm-meter (usually a DVM these days)
WEG Wicked evil grin
WIP Work in progress
WRT With respect to
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
YMMV Your mileage may vary
YWIA You're welcome in advance
Tom LaLanne
'86 Subie Westy
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